This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

Nerve conduction studies show how well the body’s electrical signals travel down your nerves. During a nerve conduction study test, providers apply small electrical shocks to your nerve and record how ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...

November 11, 2009 — The sole use of monofilament testing is not recommended to diagnose peripheral neuropathy, according to the results of a systematic review reported in the November/December issue ...

Our division evaluates and treats patients weekly at the Neuromuscular Disease Outpatient Clinic located at The Kirklin Clinic, which provides convenient access to the diagnostic and therapeutic ...

Reflex Lynch syndrome screening by example: A review of existing programs. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This abstract does not include a full text ...

Locating the source of nerve pain can be like chasing a ghost. That’s because nerve signals from the pain source frequently transmit the wrong location to the brain. Now, doctors are finding a way to ...